Iniyan
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- i-NI-yan
- Origin
- Tamil
Iniyan is a boys' name of Tamil origin, meaning “sweet, pleasant one”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Iniyan mean?
Tamil: Tamil iniya 'sweet' + masculine -an
“sweet, pleasant one”
Is Iniyan a girl's or a boy's name?
Iniyan is a boys' name.
How popular is Iniyan in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2024, with 7 boys.
Iniyan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7 | #3,003 |
| 2023 | 6 | #3,279 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 4 | #4,188 |
| 2020 | 5 | #3,502 |
How popular is Iniyan in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2018, with 20 boys. It first appears in the records in 2008.
Half of all the boys named Iniyan in the US since 1880 were born between 2016 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Iniyan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8 | #8,982 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 11 | #7,256 |
| 2021 | 17 | #5,333 |
| 2020 | 10 | #7,497 |
| 2019 | 8 | #8,883 |
| 2018 | 20 | #4,735 |
| 2017 | 6 | #10,770 |
| 2016 | 5 | #12,180 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 10 | #7,557 |
| 2013 | 5 | #12,129 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 5 | #12,486 |
| 2008 | 6 | #11,030 |
Names like Iniyan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ivaan Aviraj Aarav Avyaan Vihaan Shivansh Krishiv Gurbaaz Arjan Vivaan Yuvraj Advik
More Tamil names
Nila Aathiran Iniya Aadhiran Nilah Kavin Aadhav Adhiran Venba Athiran Kayal Oviya Kalai Kannan Valli Nithila
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Iniyan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/iniyan, updated 20 October 2026.